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Saturday, June 18, 2011

June 16th 2011 storm

I always know something's afoot when a friend texts me and asks what's going on in a certain area.
McPherson - 80mph winds, large hail, maybe rotation. Too good to pass up. Left the house and headed about two miles to the north and then a quick jog east. The lightning was incredible, this storm looked very much alive and somewhat angry.

The lightning crawled all over this storm. Constantly with the fine little bolts.
I thought about heading up to Newton to see this storm, but the way the lightning spread out from this, I didn't want to get any closer and take photos.

The storm moved slow and I did notice the anvil making progress to the south. Before long Sedgwick Co. was under a thunderstorm warning.